"Trump Tried to Intimidate the Judges Over His Ban, and He Failed; Presidents have thought before that they could roll those wimpy-looking nerds with their gavels and robes; It usually doesn't work out all that well": Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.Posted at 02:38 PM by Howard Bashman

One clear pattern emerges -- if you are a federal appellate judge wishing to moderate or serve as a panelist on a Federalist Society panel, it helps to have the middle initial "S."Posted at 01:30 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, February 10, 2017

"Justice Kennedy's opinion in 2015 case looms in U.S. travel ban fight": Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has a report that begins, "Justice Anthony Kennedy's legal reasoning in a little-noticed 2015 U.S. Supreme Court immigration ruling could play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of President Donald Trump's travel ban if the high court eventually decides the matter."Posted at 11:57 AM by Howard Bashman

"Higher Justice: Judge Neil Gorsuch's constitutionalism contrasts starkly with the progressive administrative state -- and the president who is appointing him." Adam J. White has this cover story in the February 20, 2017 issue of The Weekly Standard.Posted at 11:28 AM by Howard Bashman

Access today's Ninth Circuit ruling in State of Washington v. Trump: At this link. The unanimous per curiam opinion concludes, "For the foregoing reasons, the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal is DENIED."

"Not Even Andrew Jackson Went as Far as Trump in Attacking the Courts: The former president was critical of Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings; But it was on constitutional, rather than political or personal, grounds." Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online at The Atlantic.Posted at 03:38 PM by Howard Bashman

"UC Berkeley School of Law professors hold panel on President Trump's US Supreme Court nominee": Gibson Chu of The Daily Californian has an article that begins, "Three UC Berkeley School of Law professors, John Yoo, Jesse Choper and Daniel Farber, debated in a panel Tuesday about recent U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's qualifications and the effect he will have on the Supreme Court."Posted at 02:54 PM by Howard Bashman